I’m about to install bazzite on my wife’s older (2017) Windows 10 machine, and I’ve been going over how to recreate everything she currently has. Most programs (even proprietary ones) are not an issue, but I’m not finding much in the antivirus department.
I never even thought to install one on my Linux machine (also on bazzite, but I have used other distros in the past). So although I am no stranger to Linux, this issue blindsided me.
I know clamav exists, and I’m educating myself on how to use it, but a GUI would be nice for the wife. She’s not afraid of the terminal, but she likes the convenience of GUI programs.
Any suggestions? What do you use? Or is it just generally accepted that one should be careful and keep things up-to-date and that’s enough?
Security is hard and as Linux becomes a more lucrative target for malware something will slip through. We’ve already seen attempted supply chain attacks with xz and we know that Linux ransomware is out there. AV isn’t a silver bullet; it’s another layer in your defences.
This is exactly my point
Your comment seemed like you were saying not to have AV at all
I am not the guy you replied to, I am the guy calling out arrogance for not using AV
ah, sorry about that, I should have read the username…
No worries, shit happens, have a lovely day!
No, that’s a different person
More lucrative target, than running most of the internet?
Ransomware is the money maker, and websites rarely contain valuable enough data that companies can’t just rebuild the site in an afternoon.
What will a antivirus do? It would just bork the system.